We got the downstairs hallway done this afternoon. All the dirty handprints gone and now the paint is washable and it's more colorful than the bone color is was before we painted.
These are pics of the weedy wooded area in our backyard. My husband hates all the weeds, as much as, I hated the weeds on my bathroom wall! We are going to do our best in the month that he has to be out of town to clear it as much as possible. I don't know that we can do it. This afternoon, we spray the hill and all around the edges of the hill. I figured that we would work our way in from around the edges. We'll see how it goes!
The boys and I didn't waste any time getting started today. We wished Daddy goodbye and he was on his way before noon. We hopped in the van and headed out for supplies. We had a coupon for free crazy bread with the purchase of a hot and ready pizza from LC. So, on our hopeful budget of $20 for the week we spent $5 on pizza and $3 on a big watermelon. Then, we hit Walmart and picked up three gallons of paint and a ladder.
WHEW!!!!!! If we get half of these things done it will be wonderful! I will have my daughter (almost 16) to help and hopefully my sweet Momma will come over for a day or two to help.
The other part of my goal is to not spend more than $20 per week while he his out of town (with the exception of paint that we need to buy). Our meals usually center around what he prefers to have on a particular day. However, I have a pretty well stocked kitchen and we are going to see how well we can do on what we already have on hand. The extra money will be useful when we drive up to see him half way through his month long trip.
